Decentralization, Democratic Governance, and Civil Society in Comparative Perspective
Subtitle: Africa, Asia, and Latin America (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)
Contributors: Philip Oxhorn (Editor); Joseph S. Tulchin (Editor); Andrew D. Selee (Editor)
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Published: May 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780801879197
Subjects: African studies; American studies; Asian studies; Political structures: democracy; Political Science; Government - State & Provincial; Asia; Politics/International Relations; Politics / Current Events; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Local government; History & Theory - General; Government - Comparative; Political Science / Foreign Legal Systems; Africa; Decentralization in government; Latin America
First sentence: One of the most striking, but probably least noticed, political trends today is that of state decentralization.